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PETOSKEY, Mich. (AP) — State troopers arrested a 33-year-old man because they say he refused to
leave them alone at an accident scene after he showed up Saturday night wearing a Batman
outfit.

Troopers were searching for the driver involved in the crash at the time.

“He (Batman) wouldn’t clear the scene, and we had a canine out there and he kept screwing up the
scent,” State Police Sgt. Jeff Gorno said of Mark Wayne Williams. “He said he wanted to help us
look for the driver.”

Williams wasn’t carrying any dangerous weapons, but his costume and gear were confiscated, Gorno
said. He was charged with resisting and obstructing police in an investigation, and he posted bond
and was released from the county jail. He is due back in court on Oct. 18.

It’s not Williams’ first brush with the law as the “Caped Crusader.”

He was arrested last year after police received a report of a man dressed as Batman on the roof
of a business. When officers arrived, they found Williams, who was dressed as Batman and carrying a
baton-type striking weapon, a can of chemical irritant spray and a pair of sand-filled gloves.

He pleaded guilty to one count of attempted resisting and obstructing a police officer and was
sentenced to six months of probation, during which he was forbidden to wear costumes.